Michael J. Otten

Michael is the Senior Vice President of OTC Derivatives at the National Futures Association.  In that role, he leads NFA’s regulatory oversight of Swap Dealers.  Michael is based in NFA’s New York office.

Michael was formerly an Executive Director in the Legal Department at Nomura Americas where he worked closely with Nomura’s registered Swap Dealers, Futures Commission Merchant, Broker-Dealer, and affiliates world-wide on implementation of regulatory reforms.

Prior to joining Nomura in July 2012, he spent nearly 10 years at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington, DC where he served in various senior roles, including as Legal Counsel to Chairman Reuben Jeffery, Acting Chairman Walt Lukken, and Commissioner Jill E. Sommers, and as a Chief Trial Attorney at the agency’s Division of Enforcement.

Prior to joining the Commission, Michael was a Partner at LeClair Ryan, a Richmond, Virginia law firm, and began his legal career on active-duty in the United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Michael received a JD from Boston College Law School and a BA from Manhattanville College.